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The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
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The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
Francis Pryor
From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued importance to the world around us.The pioneers of the Industrial Revolution were too busy innovating to record what was happening around them but fortunately the buildings and machines they left behind bring the period to life. During the Second World War, the imminent threat of invasion meant that constructing strong defences was much more important than keeping precise records. As a result, when towns were flattened, archaeology provided the only real means of discovering what had been destroyed.Surveying the whole post-medieval period, from 1550 until the present day, Francis Pryor takes us on an exhilarating journey, bringing to a gripping conclusion his illuminating study of Britain’s hidden past.
THE BIRTH OF MODERN BRITAIN
A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
FRANCIS PRYOR
Contents
Cover (#uf79c2fc0-c9ba-584b-9631-586e101f4a80)
Title Page (#uf6c64b61-a072-5873-87ce-a8a4c2e00f31)
Dedication
List of Plates (#u5a135a22-a8b7-54fa-90ce-08282396d550)
List of Text Illustrations and Maps (#ub0aeadcc-d51d-5928-b010-31074e2041b2)
Acknowledgements (#u835c6b8a-d51f-55be-8930-afa018c559e0)
Table: Dates and Periods (#u471b361b-ac77-5299-ac89-141b25507656)
Introduction: Archaeology and Modern Times (#ua0eaa5c8-593b-5e69-985a-50ac73735af9)
Chapter 1 – Market Forces: Fields, Farming and the Rural Economy (#u3ec553f4-86fd-5f63-9a05-a415196e15dd)
Chapter 2 – ‘Polite Landscapes’: Prestige, Control and Authority in Rural Britain (#uc38df95c-bb2f-5534-8dfc-7c83213fb9c2)
Chapter 3 – The Rise of the Civil Engineer: Roads, Canals and Railways (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 4 – Rapid Expansion: The Growth of Towns and Cities (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 5 – Dynamic, but Diverse: The Development of Industrial Britain (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 6 – Capitalism Triumphant: Markets, Trade and Consumers 186 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 7 – The Big Society: Faith, Justice and Charity (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 8 – The First Superpower: Defence and Security (#litres_trial_promo)
Picture Section
Index (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
By the same author (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#u155bbc38-3183-5940-944a-59034bed9fd7)
For my step-mother, Barbara Jean Pryor, for her quiet support and encouragement.
Plates
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs are © Francis Pryor
Model farm, Holkham Park, Norfolk
A view across the lake towards the Pantheon (1754) at Stourhead, Wiltshire
The restored grotto at Painshill, Surrey
A view along the first turnpike road (1663) in the village of Caxton, Cambridgeshire
The cast-iron Waterloo Bridge which carries the great Holyhead Road across the Afon Conwy at Betws-y-Coed
A paired toll house and weighbridge house on either side of the A5 at Ty Isaf
Milestone No. 73
Sunburst gates at the southern end of the Menai Strait suspension bridge
The brickwork façade of the southern entrance to the Blisworth Tunnel, Northamptonshire
A view along the bed of the tramway that led from the valley up to the navvy camp on Risehill, North Yorkshire
Grooves left by drill-holes to pack an explosive charge
Bridge over the A43, where it is crossed by the M1 at Junction 15, near Northampton
The River Porter in Whitely Woods, Sheffield
York Gate
The Paragon
A view of the Forth Rail Bridge
A view of housing in Swindon, Wiltshire
A tipping-cistern toilet block at Hungate, York
Francis Pryor
From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have any role to play? In ‘The Birth of Modern Britain’ Francis Pryor highlights archaeology’s continued importance to the world around us.The pioneers of the Industrial Revolution were too busy innovating to record what was happening around them but fortunately the buildings and machines they left behind bring the period to life. During the Second World War, the imminent threat of invasion meant that constructing strong defences was much more important than keeping precise records. As a result, when towns were flattened, archaeology provided the only real means of discovering what had been destroyed.Surveying the whole post-medieval period, from 1550 until the present day, Francis Pryor takes us on an exhilarating journey, bringing to a gripping conclusion his illuminating study of Britain’s hidden past.
THE BIRTH OF MODERN BRITAIN
A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
FRANCIS PRYOR
Contents
Cover (#uf79c2fc0-c9ba-584b-9631-586e101f4a80)
Title Page (#uf6c64b61-a072-5873-87ce-a8a4c2e00f31)
Dedication
List of Plates (#u5a135a22-a8b7-54fa-90ce-08282396d550)
List of Text Illustrations and Maps (#ub0aeadcc-d51d-5928-b010-31074e2041b2)
Acknowledgements (#u835c6b8a-d51f-55be-8930-afa018c559e0)
Table: Dates and Periods (#u471b361b-ac77-5299-ac89-141b25507656)
Introduction: Archaeology and Modern Times (#ua0eaa5c8-593b-5e69-985a-50ac73735af9)
Chapter 1 – Market Forces: Fields, Farming and the Rural Economy (#u3ec553f4-86fd-5f63-9a05-a415196e15dd)
Chapter 2 – ‘Polite Landscapes’: Prestige, Control and Authority in Rural Britain (#uc38df95c-bb2f-5534-8dfc-7c83213fb9c2)
Chapter 3 – The Rise of the Civil Engineer: Roads, Canals and Railways (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 4 – Rapid Expansion: The Growth of Towns and Cities (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 5 – Dynamic, but Diverse: The Development of Industrial Britain (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 6 – Capitalism Triumphant: Markets, Trade and Consumers 186 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 7 – The Big Society: Faith, Justice and Charity (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 8 – The First Superpower: Defence and Security (#litres_trial_promo)
Picture Section
Index (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
By the same author (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#u155bbc38-3183-5940-944a-59034bed9fd7)
For my step-mother, Barbara Jean Pryor, for her quiet support and encouragement.
Plates
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs are © Francis Pryor
Model farm, Holkham Park, Norfolk
A view across the lake towards the Pantheon (1754) at Stourhead, Wiltshire
The restored grotto at Painshill, Surrey
A view along the first turnpike road (1663) in the village of Caxton, Cambridgeshire
The cast-iron Waterloo Bridge which carries the great Holyhead Road across the Afon Conwy at Betws-y-Coed
A paired toll house and weighbridge house on either side of the A5 at Ty Isaf
Milestone No. 73
Sunburst gates at the southern end of the Menai Strait suspension bridge
The brickwork façade of the southern entrance to the Blisworth Tunnel, Northamptonshire
A view along the bed of the tramway that led from the valley up to the navvy camp on Risehill, North Yorkshire
Grooves left by drill-holes to pack an explosive charge
Bridge over the A43, where it is crossed by the M1 at Junction 15, near Northampton
The River Porter in Whitely Woods, Sheffield
York Gate
The Paragon
A view of the Forth Rail Bridge
A view of housing in Swindon, Wiltshire
A tipping-cistern toilet block at Hungate, York
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